SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euphorbia wallichii

COMMON NAME: Wallich spurge

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae

TYPE: perennial

LEAVES: green with white mid-rib, 3" long, alternate, milky sap (poisonous in some species of the genus)

FLOWER: small; bracts yellow-green, attractive, usually in groups of 3, clusters 4-6" across

SEASON OF BLOOM: mid-spring to summer

GROWTH HABIT: 2-3' tall, multistemmed, clump forming

SOIL: moist, well drained

SUN: part shade, especially from afternoon sun

HARDINESS: zone 6

UTILIZATION: unusual yellow-green color for spring

DISEASES: none serious

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS: none serious

PROPAGATION: terminal cuttings, seed

MAINTENANCE: readily reseeds, deadhead before seeds form; prune to ground in fall